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Nissan LEAF rides on the Renault AmpR Medium (dedicated EV, 400 V)
Third generation (crossover body) on sale 2025-26; US entry trim delayed to at least 2027.
Variants and trims: S+, SV+, Platinum+.
General
General
| Make | Nissan |
| Family | LEAF |
| Model | LEAF |
| Variants and trims | S+, SV+, Platinum+ |
| Market segment | Mass-market |
| Status | Available |
| Price from | $31,565 USD - MSRP incl. destination (MY2026 US; cars.com Oct 2026) |
| Markets | US, EU, JP |
| Built in | Japan, United Kingdom |
| Parent | Nissan Motor Co. |
| Brand origin | Japan |
| Partners | Renault (AmpR platforms, Micra EV); Dongfeng (Dongfeng Nissan JV: N7, NX8); Mitsubishi (NMKV kei JV); Wayve (ProPILOT AI) |
| Reference fleet | In the Hero Fleet 75 |
Price basis and currency follow the market named; see EV Pricing: MSRP vs Real-World Cost.
Body and Design
Body and design
| Body style | SUV |
| Seats | 5 |
| Seat rows | 2 |
| Seat layout | 2+3 |
| Doors | 5 |
| Door type | conventional |
Performance
Performance
| Range (EPA) | 303 mi (488 km) |
| Drive | FWD |
| Motors | 1 |
Range is listed per test cycle and never mixed: see EV Range Explained: EPA vs WLTP vs CLTC and factors that cut real-world range.
Battery and Charging
Battery and charging
| Voltage class | 400 V |
Battery is usable capacity where the maker publishes it (gross vs usable); DC peak is the maker's peak rate, not an average (charging speed, rate and time).
Platform and Architecture
Renault AmpR Medium
Platform and software-defined vehicle profile: 400 V class.
| Owner | Renault Group |
| Platform type | dedicated EV |
| Also used by | Nissan, Alpine, Mitsubishi |
| Voltage class | 400 V |
| Platform launched | 2021 |
| Platform status | active |
Formerly CMF-EV: Megane, Scenic, Ariya, LEAF (third gen), Alpine A390.
Architecture, OTA scope, SDV maturity and inverter type are platform properties: each platform is classified once and its models inherit the values unless the model differs (marked model-specific). Definitions: SDV capabilities explained.
Autonomy Readiness
ProPILOT Assist (2.0 hands-off on upper trims, verify) (L2)
| ADAS system | ProPILOT Assist (2.0 hands-off on upper trims, verify) |
| Automation level | L2 |
| Supervision | supervised |
| Lidar | no |
| ADAS supplier | Nissan (in-house) |
Levels follow SAE J3016 driving automation levels; compute families are compared in Autonomy Compute Platforms.
Lineup
In the Nissan lineup
All Nissan battery-electric models: Nissan EV portfolio. Listed in Electric Cars and SUVs.
Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- Nissan LEAF
- Sources
- ElectronsX passenger EV dataset; cars.com
- Updated
- 2026-11-02